Table 1

Distribution of 76 cutaneous leishmaniasis cases by age and sex
Age group (years)
 L. major
 L. tropica
 Total No. of cases (%)

M*
 F**
 M
 F
< 5
 12
 2
 2
 2
 18 (23.7)
5–10
 1
 1
 1
 2
 5 (6.6)
11–20
 3
 2
 1
 2
 8 (10.5)
21–30
 18
 2
 1
 2
 23 (30.5)
31–40
 5
 1
 1
 1
 8 (10.5)
41–50
 5
 0
 1
 2
 8 (10.5)
> 50
 4
 1
 0
 1
 6 (7.7)
Total
 48
 9
 7
 12
 76 (100)

* M: males ** F: females

Nimri et al. Kinetoplastid Biology and Disease 2002 1:7   doi:10.1186/1475-9292-1-7